President Trump and Joe Biden traded blows on Tuesday as they stumped in the key battleground state of Iowa — with the commander in chief calling the ex-veep “a dummy” and Biden mocking Trump’s ...

In Iowa, Biden slams Trump on trade, China Speaking in Iowa hours ahead of Donald Trump, Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden ripped the Republican president's trade policies, saying that farmers were being caught in the crossfire between the United States and China....23:52 2019-06-11

Biden slams Trump on trade, China during Iowa speech Speaking in Iowa hours ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump, Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden ripped the Republican president's trade policies, saying that farmers were being caught in the crossfire between the United States and China....23:26 2019-06-11

President Trump and Biden Furiously Trade Barbs in Overlapping Iowa Events MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa — President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden spent Tuesday trading insults — sometimes in real-time — as they stumped across Iowa in split screen moments that could preview a ferocious fight ahead if the two men face off for the presidency next year.
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Malliotakis trolls de Blasio while he’s campaigning in Iowa ​Republican Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis ​trolled Mayor de Blasio as he spent the weekend campaigning in Iowa instead of attending the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday. She retweeted a photo from NY1 correspondent Gloria Pazmino showing Hizzoner and his wife, Chirlane McCray, stand...02:52 2019-06-10

Trump uses ethanol against Biden in Iowa President Trump accused Joe Biden Tuesday in Iowa of restricting the sale of corn ethanol during his time as vice president, saying that he harmed farmers and made the nation less energy secure....06:52 2019-06-12

In Iowa, Biden lays out his case against Trump Former Vice President Joe Biden, in the battleground state of Iowa, unleashes verbal attacks against President Donald Trump that felt more appropriate for the final weeks before Election Day than 17 months before voters go to the polls. (June 12)
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Trump digs at Biden at Iowa stop President Donald Trump and his 2020 Democratic rival Joe Biden are getting in some digs at each other during separate campaign speeches in Iowa. (June 11)
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Trump calls Biden a ‘loser’ ahead of dueling Iowa speeches President Trump unleashed a furious attack on Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden on Tuesday — hours before they were scheduled to deliver dueling speeches in the key battleground state of Iowa. “I heard Biden was a loser. I mean, look, Joe never got more than 1 percent until Obama took him off the tra...23:13 2019-06-11

Biden to slam Trump as 'existential threat' during dueling Iowa stops In what could be a preview of next year’s general election campaign for the White House, both President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will go head to head on Tuesday as they each make stops in Iowa, the state that kicks off the presidential caucus and primary calendar....18:39 2019-06-11

Joe Biden airs first TV ad in Iowa Joe Biden is airing the first TV ad of his 2020 presidential campaign in Iowa Tuesday as part of a six-figure television and digital ad purchase in the first-in-the-nation caucus state....17:26 2019-08-20

Democratic candidates are close behind Joe Biden in a new Iowa poll Dustin Chambers/Getty Images
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is leading the Democratic field in the crucial early caucus state of Iowa, according to a new poll.
Closely trailing Biden are Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, with South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg not far be...23:39 2019-06-09

Joe Biden’s Campaign Downplays Expectations for Iowa and New Hampshire Advisers to Democratic front-runner Joe Biden are lowering expectations for his prospects in Iowa and New Hampshire, telling reporters Tuesday that the campaign does not have to win the key early nominating contests and is focused on Super Tuesday states that cast ballots in March and beyond.
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Joe Biden leads in Iowa as Warren picks up steam: poll Former Vice President Joe Biden’s maintaining his lead in Iowa, but Sen. Elizabeth Warren is gaining while Sen. Bernie Sanders’ support plummets, according to a poll released on Thursday. Biden attracted 28 percent of support among voters who will take part in the Iowa caucuses in Februa...18:39 2019-08-08

Joe Biden makes his presidential pitch at Iowa State Fair Joe Biden was among the first of more than 20 presidential candidates to drop by the Iowa State Fair on Thursday in hopes of wooing voters in the Hawkeye State. Within the first 10 minutes of his arrival, Biden grabbed an ice-cream bar to munch on as he greeted residents. He shared a handshake and.....01:00 2019-08-09

Biden seeks to keep edge as 2020 Democrats flood Iowa Former Vice President Joe Biden said he was not taking his front-runner status for granted as he returned to Iowa on Thursday, ahead of a wave of rival Democratic presidential contenders who will in coming days visit the state that starts the party's nominating contest....04:00 2019-08-09

Biden repeats Obama’s infamous pledge during Iowa campaign event Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday repeated the same claim about health care that earned President Barack Obama a “lie of the year” award in 2013. “If you like your health care plan . . . you can keep it,” Biden said at an AARP event in Des Moines, Iowa. Biden, the Democratic front-runner for...09:39 2019-07-16

Joe Biden’s lead slips in Democratic field, Iowa poll shows Biden polled at 24%, Bernie Sanders is second with 16%, ahead of Elizabeth Warren with 15% and Pete Buttigieg, with 14%On the heels of a major Iowa poll which showed a big slip in his big lead over the Democratic field, Joe Biden was conspicuous by his absence from the guest list of a big party even...17:01 2019-06-09

Joe Biden Is Ahead in the Iowa Polls. But His Rivals Are Ahead on Organizing To read the polling binders, former Vice President Joe Biden is a runaway favorite here in Iowa in the Democratic primary. But behind the scenes, he’s playing a furious game of catch-up.
As the Democratic frontrunner kicked off events Tuesday in Ottumwa for his second two-day swing through Iow...21:26 2019-06-11

Seth Meyers: 'Unlike hurricanes, every day Trump blows harder' Late-night hosts sift through the absurdity of Trump’s response to a devastating, if not Alabama-centric, Hurricane DorianLate-night hosts continued to parse through the ridiculousness of Trump’s response to Hurricane Dorian on Thursday Night. Seth Meyers took the broad view, connecting the presiden...01:39 2019-09-07

How Trump (and Iowa) Changed How You Fuel Your Car Ethanol, the intoxicating alcohol found in beer, wine and liquor, has been powering automobiles in the U.S. since the era of the Model T more than a century ago. Since the 1970s, when oil became more expensive and subject to international disputes -- and as worries rose about the environmental damag...21:13 2019-06-11

Harris in Iowa, discusses Trump and other topics Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris campaigned in West Des Moines, Iowa on Wednesday. She criticized President Donald Trump's planned Fourth of July celebration and discussed topics including healthcare and busing. (July 4)
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Biden's stark trade reversal Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was once one of the most ardent cheerleaders for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 12-nation trade deal that President Obama helped to negotiate but failed to implement....09:39 2019-08-09

Steve King Was Brutally Rejected By Trump in Iowa Extremely racist Congressman Steve King was apparently not allowed to ride on Air Force One with President Trump during his campaign visit to Iowa this week, two GOP officials told CNN....08:52 2019-06-12

De Blasio insists he was in charge while campaigning during NYC power outage Mayor de Blasio made excuses Sunday for being almost 1,000-miles away as 73,000 New Yorkers went without power on Saturday night. As a 60-block swath of Manhattan suffered a five-hour blackout — with many trapped in elevators or subways, and even Times Squares’ famous billboards blank ...19:26 2019-07-14

One year on from pivotal win for Mexico's left, Amlo is still campaigning López Obrador remains broadly popular, likely due to success at upending a political system most voters perceived as riddled with corruptionHis government has just signed off on a new trade deal with Canada and the US, and his diplomats managed to fend off punitive US tariffs, but Andrés Manuel Lópe...11:13 2019-06-30

Pro-Brexit Politician Nigel Farage Hit With Milkshake While Campaigning (LONDON) — British politician Nigel Farage was hit with a milkshake while campaigning in the European Parliament election on Monday — the latest in a spate of attacks on politicians with the sticky beverages.
Farage was left with milkshake dripping down his lapels during a walkabout in N...15:00 2019-05-21

Aging voters in Greece keep traditional campaigning alive As balloting for the European Parliament gets underway Thursday, voters over 55 are emerging as a powerful bloc on a rapidly aging continent where younger voters are staying away from the polls in growing numbers....22:52 2019-05-23

Republican Iowa senator says Trump EPA 'screwed us' with biofuel waivers Iowa's Republican Senator Chuck Grassley said the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency has "screwed" the U.S. ethanol industry and farmers by granting waivers to 31 small petroleum refineries, effectively exempting them from an obligation to use more ethanol in their products....21:52 2019-08-16

Want to defeat Trump? Attack Biden Anyone angling to be the Democratic nominee should espouse a real progressive agenda – just being “anti-Trump” isn’t enoughJoe Biden believes he’s going to be president. He has reason to: He’s the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination — at least right now — and holding strong, despite having no ...08:39 2019-06-05

Biden says Trump is ‘the bully I’ve always stood up to’ Presidential hopeful and Democratic front-runner Joe Biden shot down the notion that he’d be intimidated by President Trump in the general election — saying in an interview that “he’s the bully that I knew my whole life.” “He’s the bully that I’ve always stood up to. He’s the bully...18:52 2019-07-05

Syfy blows up Krypton Despite myriad warnings from all those more thoughtful and cautious types who could see that the planet/series was hurtling for disaster—i.e., anyone who actually watched the dang thing, and saw its viewership numbers plunge beneath the sub-500,000 mark—the TV show Krypton met with an untimely fate ...08:39 2019-08-17

Joe Biden defends Obamacare, attacks Trump Joe Biden is defending the Affordable Care Act, challenging not just President Trump but also some Democrats who want to replace the current system with a fully government-run model. Biden, in Iowa, also blasted President Trump's character. (July 16)
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Trump Trains His Fire on Biden in Must-Win Pennsylvania President Trump seems itching for a fight against Joe Biden. Monday night he tried out some new jabs.
Standing in front of thousands of supporters at a rally in north central Pennsylvania, Trump leveled multiple attacks on Biden, who leads Trump in an early poll in the state. Trump said foreign lead...15:13 2019-05-21

Better from Biden but Democrats have yet to find 'the one' – which suits Trump Biden resisted an onslaught and landed some blows – but the debates leave Democrats with more questions than answersBarack Obama warned in April about the dangers of progressives creating a “circular firing squad”. Nine Democratic presidential candidates did form such a squad at the second Detroit d...08:39 2019-08-01

Joe Biden rips Trump for siding with Kim Jong Un Former Vice President and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden on Tuesday said comments made by President Trump while in Japan siding with North Korean despot Kim Jong Un are “beneath the dignity of the office.” “To be on foreign soil, on Memorial Day, and to side repeate...23:39 2019-05-28

Biden says Trump is playing ‘a dangerous game’ with rhetoric Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden on Monday said President Trump was playing a “dangerous game” by using incendiary language about immigrants. “There’s no question it’s a dangerous game,” Biden told CNN’s Anderson Cooper when addressing what he perceived as President Trump’s divisive remarks...10:13 2019-08-06

Trump's attacks on congresswomen could boost Biden campaign As U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies his efforts to brand four progressive congresswomen as the new face of the Democratic Party, its presidential front-runner, Joe Biden, has been quietly reminding voters in Iowa there remains a middle ground....14:52 2019-07-19

Trump claps back at Biden after being called a ‘bully’ President Trump hurled verbal jabs at Joe Biden on Friday over NATO, China and the Democratic presidential front-runner’s comments about him as a “bully.” “I don’t think I’m a bully,” the president told reporters on the White House lawn before leaving for his golf club in Bedminster, NJ. Biden said ...18:52 2019-07-05

Party of the rich? Millionaires prefer Joe Biden over Trump It must be true that the Democrats are the party of the downtrodden rather than the millionaires, for they tell us so repeatedly. What's odd, though, is that the votes of the millionaires trend toward Democrats. That's if we're going to believe the CNBC Millionaire survey, and there's no particular ...04:39 2019-06-13

New poll says Biden is the only Democrat with a comfortable lead against Trump Evan Vucci/AP, NurPhoto via Getty Images
Former Vice President Joe Biden is the only Democratic contender for the 2020 Election who holds a comfortable lead over President Donald Trump, according to a new poll.
Biden led Trump by 10 points, well ahead of other Democratic contenders that scored eve...03:52 2019-07-08

Trump jabs Biden for working with segregationist senators ​President Trump knocked Democratic front-runner Joe Biden after the former vice president apologized for working with senators with segregationist views early in his career. “Sleepy Joe Biden just admitted he worked with segregationists and separately, has already been very plain about the fa...19:52 2019-07-07

Trump unloads on Biden: ‘Joe is not playing with a full deck’ President Trump on Friday unloaded into Democratic 2020 frontrunner Joe Biden, saying he would be "thrilled" if the former vice president was his opponent next year and mocking him for his most recent gaffes on the campaign trail....02:52 2019-08-10

Trump and Kim Jong-un 'agree' Biden has a 'low IQ', White House says Sarah Sanders told Meet the Press the president’s point of view was not guided by the North Korean leaderDonald Trump and Kim Jong-un “agree in their assessment” that former vice-president and 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden has a “low IQ”, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said.Speaking...23:52 2019-05-26

Stephen Colbert on Trump v Biden: 'Only one of you is sitting on Putin’s lap' Late-night hosts focused on the war between the president and his Democratic foe, and other drama on the campaign trialLate-night hosts focused on the new fire on the campaign trail as Joe Biden and Donald Trump trade shots, and US relations abroad. Related: Stephen Colbert on Trump’s cancelled Mexi...20:52 2019-06-12

How DARE You Ask Joe Biden to Call Trump a White Supremacist In 2015, Donald Trump opened his campaign by saying Mexican immigrants were “rapists” and “drug dealers.” Now, four years later, major Democratic political players are finally starting to agree that Trump is a white supremacist — except one....05:13 2019-08-09

Trump rips Biden during state visit to Japan ​President Trump sided with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s description of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as “low IQ” during a news conference Monday in Tokyo with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Asked if he was taking the side of a dictator rather than a fo...18:00 2019-05-27

Trump slams Biden as non-salvageable ‘reclamation project’ President Trump dismissed former Vice President Joe Biden as a “reclamation project” Saturday in his harshest attack yet on the stumbling Democratic presidential front-runner. “Joe Biden is a reclamation project. Some things are just not salvageable,” he tweeted from his golf club in Bedminster, New...17:52 2019-07-06

Biden tweets photo of Hunter Biden with new wife Melissa Cohen Former Vice President Joe Biden posted a photo of his family before Wednesday evening’s Democratic debate that marks the first public appearance of his son Hunter and his new wife Melissa Cohen. ​”​I’m getting ready to take the stage in Detroit! Grateful to have my family by my sid...16:13 2019-08-01

Dodgers top Padres 6-4 in 10 after Jansen blows another save Kiké Hernández scored the tiebreaking run on shortstop Luis Urias' throwing error with two outs in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 6-4 after Kenley Jansen blew his seventh save on a wild pitch in the ninth
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Trump: African Americans won’t be able to vote for Biden over crime bill President Trump wrapped up his four-day trip to Japan, and quickly turned his attention back to domestic politics — ripping Joe Biden for backing a tough 1994 crime bill that was prompted by the crack epidemic and other violence. “Anyone associated with the 1994 Crime Bill will not have a chance of ...00:39 2019-05-28

Joe Biden blasts Trump’s Iran policy as ‘self-inflicted disaster’ Joe Biden on Thursday blasted President Trump’s Iran policy as a “self-inflicted disaster” as tensions between the US and the Middle Eastern country continue to escalate. The 2020 Democratic candidate’s remarks come hours after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shot down an Am...18:13 2019-06-20

What does Biden have in common with Trump? Delusional nostalgia | Moira Donegan The former vice-president’s unrepentant sexism appeals to a vision of the past based more in fantasy than realityJoe Biden is building a campaign of reminiscences. The former vice-president and current Democratic presidential frontrunner is pitching voters the idea that the past was better than the ...11:26 2019-06-21

Trevor Noah on Trump’s Biden insult: ‘Can you imagine if Obama did this?’ Late-night hosts focused on the president’s tweet calling Biden a ‘low IQ individual’ and his trip to JapanLate-night hosts focused on Donald Trump’s trip to Japan, his activities during his visit, as well as the comments he made about Kim Jong-un while he was there. Related: Trevor Noah: Trump acti...20:13 2019-05-29

Trump attacks Joe Biden’s stability: He’s ‘not playing with a full deck’ President Trump on Friday questioned Democratic front-runner Joe Biden’s mental stability over the former veep’s comments charging that Trump’s rhetoric targeting immigrants energized white supremacists. “Look, Joe is not playing with a full deck. I saw his comment. Joe Biden is not playing with a f...20:52 2019-08-09

White House says Trump, North Korea agree Biden is ‘low IQ’ President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un don’t always see eye-to-eye but they both agree that Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden is a “fool of low IQ,” said White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders. “I think they agree in their assessment of former Vice Preside...20:26 2019-05-26

Biden, Sanders and Warren all lead Trump in 2020 poll ​WASHINGTON – The top three ​Democratic candidates cleanly beat President Trump in head-to-head match-ups, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows. Former Vice President Joe Biden performs best against Trump​, getting 51 percent of the vote to Trump’s 42 percent. Biden​ ​​performs better...20:26 2019-07-14

Joe Biden to declare Trump an 'existential threat' to America – live Biden and Trump to hold duelling rallies in key battleground state, while big tech under scrutiny at congressional hearing in WashingtonSign up to the US briefing and get a new perspective 2.59pm BST Well, Donald Trump is tweeting again ... (not that he ever stopped). The president took to his favor...16:39 2019-06-11

‘This is white nationalism’: Biden and Buttigieg condemn Trump’s actions Democratic 2020 candidates accused president of ‘coddling white nationalism’ following El Paso at a fundraiser dinner in IowaMore top Democrats, including 2020 frontrunner Joe Biden, have accused Donald Trump of being a white nationalist as part of a growing chorus of condemnation following the mass...21:52 2019-08-10

Biden says Trump's `toxic tongue' linked to U.S. mass shootings Democratic presidential front-runner and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden accused President Donald Trump of fuelling the white supremacy that's blamed for several mass shootings in the United States, according to a speech Biden was due to deliver on Wednesday....12:52 2019-08-07

Hurricane Dorian’s final gasp blows by Canada Dorian’s heavy rains and 90 mph winds made one last slap at Canada on Sunday before the storm headed out to sea, where it’s finally expected to fizzle out by Tuesday. The former hurricane lashed Nova Scotia, leaving 80 percent of the province without power as electrical lines and trees were uprooted...14:00 2019-09-09

Nick Kyrgios blows up over ‘f–king white towel’ Nick Kyrgios is back on his worst behavior. The mercurial tennis star was facing Kyle Edmund in the Canadian Open days after winning the Washington Open, but his mind was stuck on an inanimate object. Kyrgios, 24, has had numerous meltdowns throughout his career, complaining about anything from refe...22:13 2019-08-07

Al Horford saga officially blows up Celtics’ dreams No Kyrie, no AD and now, no Al. It only gets worse for the Celtics, who seem set to watch Al Horford join Kyrie Irving out the door. Horford, a five-time All-Star center, is expected to decline his $30.1 million option and enter free agency, ESPN reported Tuesday night. Earlier in the day, scuttlebu...06:52 2019-06-19

Elton John biopic 'Rocketman' blows Cannes away Maradona isn't the only star in town – the Elton John biopic Rocketman blew the Cannes film festival away Thursday, with a warts-and-all movie about his wild rock 'n' roll years....15:52 2019-05-21

Italy blows up remains of collapsed Genoa bridge The two remaining towers from the Genoa bridge collapse that killed 43 people in August 2018 have been demolished. The Italian government has said the new bridge will be ready in April 2020....18:52 2019-06-28

Trump criticizes ‘Sleepy Joe’ Biden, ‘Crazy Bernie’ Sanders after second debate President Trump took a break at the G20 summit in Japan on Friday to blast Democratic front-runners “Sleepy Joe” Biden and “Crazy Bernie” Sanders for their performances in the second of two presidential debates. “I am in Japan at the G-20, representing our Country well, but I heard it was not a good...16:26 2019-06-28

Biden campaign trail speech to assail Trump's foreign policies Looking to steady his presidential campaign after a debate performance against other Democratic contenders that hurt him in public opinion polls, Joe Biden will seek to play to his strengths on Thursday with a speech that draws upon his experience in foreign affairs....15:13 2019-07-11

Biden leads Democrats as minorities favor most electable candidate vs Trump Joe Biden maintained his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination as minorities gravitated toward the former vice president and his top rival, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, in search of the safest bets for beating President Donald Trump in 2020, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll....22:39 2019-08-06

2016 redux? Trump attacks on Biden recall Clinton fight WASHINGTON (AP) — Gearing up to take on Democratic front-runner Joe Biden, President Donald Trump sees echoes of his 2016 foe, Hillary Clinton.
Despite polls that show Trump trailing the former vice president in battleground states, the Republican president is relishing the chance to wage against Bi...17:26 2019-06-21

Joe Biden rips Trump over claim he’d accept foreign dirt on foes Joe Biden on Friday released a new campaign video in which he castigates President Trump for his comments on welcoming foreign dirt on his political foes — and includes a clip of Trump asking Russia for help finding Hillary Clinton’s missing emails. “This is simple. American elections should be deci...19:13 2019-06-14

Trump, Biden show distinct styles in potential 2020 preview More than a year before the 2020 U.S. presidential election, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden went toe-to-toe in Iowa on Tuesday, trading barbs, testing their messages and providing a glimpse of a potential matchup between the two....04:52 2019-06-12

Biden, Sanders lead Trump in battleground state Michigan poll In an early sign of the potential weakness of U.S. President Donald Trump's path to reelection, two Democratic presidential primary frontrunners are outshining the incumbent Republican in a poll of Michigan voters released on Wednesday....16:52 2019-06-05

Poll shows Joe Biden crushing Trump if election were held today Five of the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls would defeat President Trump if the election were held today, with Joe Biden leading Trump by 10 percentage points, according to a new poll released Sunday. Biden tops Trump 49 percent to 39 percent, the Fox News Poll found, followed by Sen. Bernie S...23:52 2019-06-16

Gaffes pile up for Biden’s 2020 campaign as Trump team takes aim Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumed frontrunner in the Democratic 2020 race, has been hit by a rapid-fire series of gaffes and errors within just a few days – although it’s unclear whether it will damage his future prospects at either the Democratic nomination or the presidency....00:39 2019-09-01

Iran blows past limits on enriched uranium levels Iran blew past limits set by the 2015 nuclear deal on Monday and began enriching uranium to 4.5 percent, further jeopardizing the pact signed by world powers. ​Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization acknowledged it exceeded the 3.67 percent limit a day after Tehran warned it would and a week after ...18:39 2019-07-08

Giants’ Jabrill Peppers blows chance to make immediate impact Two plays told the story of safety Jabrill Peppers’ Giants debut. On his first pass attempt of the night, Jets quarterback Sam Darnold threw short to Quincy Enunwa on the right sideline. Peppers jumped the route and was in perfect position to welcome Darnold to 2019 with an interception. Instead, he...08:00 2019-08-09

Driver killed when storm blows shop’s roof onto car in Kentucky A Kentucky driver was killed when a pawn shop’s roof crashed on top of his car during a severe thunderstorm, according to new reports. The roof blew off Wednesday afternoon in Prestonburg, trapping four cars — only one occupied, by a man and his fiancée — under the rubble, local s...17:26 2019-05-30

New 2020 polls: Biden tops Trump in Michigan, edges ahead in Texas Call it an early warning sign for Donald Trump as he runs for re-election. A new poll in reliably red Texas indicates former Vice President Joe Biden – the clear front-runner right now in the Democratic presidential nomination race – with a slight edge over Trump in a hypothetical 2020 general elect...22:13 2019-06-05

Trump rips into 2020 Dems at rally, calls Biden not ‘mentally prepared’ President Trump skewered the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls at a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina, on Wednesday night — claiming Joe Biden is not “mentally prepared” for the presidency. Trump told an energized crowd that Biden’s performance in the first Democrati...08:00 2019-07-18

Biden, Sanders blast Trump after he launches 2020 campaign at Florida rally WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders livestreamed a surly response to President Trump’s first official campaign rally of the president cycle, while other Democratic 2020 hopefuls tweeted about it. “It’s going to take me a little while to settle down because I just had the extremely unpleasant expe...09:26 2019-06-19

Strong wind blows dozens of air mattresses through Denver park – video Dozens of inflatable mattresses cartwheeled across a park in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday as strong winds whipped through the neighbourhood. Robb Manes, who filmed the bizarre spectacle, described it as the ‘great mattress migration of 2019’. According to local reports, the mattresses had been set ...21:52 2019-08-20

Jeff McNeil, Robinson Cano to injured list in Mets blows The Mets are paying the price for hustling. Robinson Cano and Jeff McNeil both landed on the injured list Thursday, the former with a low-grade quad strain and the latter with hamstring tightness, before the Mets tried to complete a four-game sweep of the Nationals at Citi Field. Cano was forced to ...17:39 2019-05-23

Mahmoud Abbas blows his chance at achieving peace in the Middle East JERUSALEM — The contrast is striking. President Trump, after threatening to obliterate North Korea, develops a “friendship” with Kim Jong Un, exchanges warm personal letters and makes history by stepping inside North Korea. Meanwhile, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas refuses even to talk with the Tr...05:39 2019-07-03

Bill Belichick blows off Antonio Brown question after Patriots rout FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots trolled the Steelers on Saturday and then blew them out Sunday night. A day after the acquiring former Steelers malcontent Antonio Brown, the defending Super Bowl champions showed they might not even need him, getting 341 yards and three touchdown passes from 42-year...11:39 2019-09-09

Suspect in missing mom Jennifer Dulos case blows kiss in court The estranged hubby of missing Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos was arraigned separately Monday from his girlfriend — who blew a kiss to her relatives in the courtroom before her hearing. The pair were ordered held on $500,000 bond on charges of evidence tampering and hindering prosecution — as author...00:00 2019-06-04

Kyle Edmund blows two-set lead as Fernando Verdasco wins five-set thriller • Fernando Verdasco beat Kyle Edmund 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4• Verdasco: ‘We both fought hard, but I was able to win’Six years after hauling Andy Murray to the brink of defeat in the quarter-finals of the tournament in which the Scot ended 77 years of British misery at Wimbledon, Fernando Verdasc...22:00 2019-07-03

Naomi Osaka blows hot and cold but knocks Anna Blinkova out of US Open • Defending champion beats Russian 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2• Osaka limped out of previous match, in CincinnatiNaomi Osaka overcame intense nerves and a stuttering start to open her US Open title defence with a 6-4 6-7 (5) 6-2 win over Russia’s Anna Blinkova and reach the second round in New York.The world ...02:52 2019-08-28

9-year-old girl dies after bounce house blows into power lines RENO, Nev. — A 9-year-old Reno girl has died from injuries she suffered when strong winds blew an inflatable bounce house with three children inside into power lines last weekend. The family of Elizabeth “Lizzy” Hammond issued a statement Friday confirming her death from the incident las...04:39 2019-07-20

Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage almost came to blows over alleged boob grab Hulk Hogan has revealed he almost got into a real-life backstage fight with Randy Savage after “Macho Man” accused him of grabbing his wife Elizabeth’s breasts. The WWE Hall of Famer appeared as a guest on the Steve Austin Show this week and he used his appearance to recall an incident with his form...03:26 2019-08-02

Joe Biden’s New Hampshire Trip Had Some Very Joe Biden Moments Joe Biden had fun on his second campaign trip to New Hampshire. The same could not be said for his campaign staff, nervously watching from the sidelines.
On several occasions, the former vice president signaled that he was going to ignore the advice of his large and experienced staff, make needlessl...07:39 2019-06-05

Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile blows up, creating “mini-Chernobyl” Enlarge / Russian President Vladimir Putin said on August 5, 2019 that Russia would be "forced" to develop new missiles if the US does the same, after Washington pulled out of a Cold War-era nuclear arms deal. Now one of those weapons has caused a nuclear accident. (credit: Getty Images / Mikhail Kl...02:26 2019-08-13

Serena Williams blows away Wang Qiang to move into US Open semi-finals No 8 seed takes just 44 minutes in 6-1, 6-0 winVictory is American’s 100th win at Flushing MeadowsSerena Williams claimed her 100th win at the US Open in style, dismantling her quarter-final opponent Wang Qiang 6-1, 6-0 in a blistering 44-minute performance that ended any questions over a twisted an...16:52 2019-09-04

Jill Biden Would Like You to Vote for Joe Biden, Even If You'd Rather Not Jill Biden, Joe Biden’s wife, would like you to vote for Joe Biden, no matter how many of his gaffes or closet skeletons or pointless healthcare plans might make you reconsider. Joe Biden—he may not have earned your enthusiasm, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have to begrudgingly settle for him. Tak...15:00 2019-08-20

WH: Biden calling Trump a threat is 'laughable' The White House says Joe Biden's plan to call President Donald Trump an "existential threat" to the nation is "truly laughable" as the two politicians converge in Iowa on Tuesday. (June 11)
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Trump Changes His Tone on Trade at G-20 President Trump struck a conciliatory tone with other world leaders as the Group of 20 summit got started in Japan, soothing worries that he would provoke fresh tensions....14:00 2019-06-28

Trump, Xi to Meet on Trade at G-20 President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to meet in Japan next week, lifting financial markets and spurring hopes for a trade truce that could stave off a fresh round of tariffs....07:26 2019-06-19

Trump Suggests Second Thoughts About Trade War President Trump for the first time showed a glimmer of regret about escalating the U.S. trade war with China, after meeting with world leaders at the Group of Seven summit who have largely decried his trade practices....13:26 2019-08-25

Trump: 'I am the chosen one' to take on China over trade U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was "the chosen one" to address trade imbalances with China, even as congressional researchers warned that his tariffs would reduce U.S. economic output by 0.3% in 2020....01:00 2019-08-22

Trump talking trade in UK after day of pageantry Both President Trump and Prime Minister May are looking to cement a strong trade deal following Brexit. Mass protests were set to take place across London over the president's visit....13:52 2019-06-04

Trump aides scramble to contain a trade war While President Donald Trump dined with the British royal family, his team back in Washington was rushing to deal with the expanding trade war he left behind.Administration officials started the week with a multi-front scramble as they sought to ease worries about another market-shaking tariff escal...08:13 2019-06-04

VW Says Trump's Trade War Is Forcing A Car Recession VW is mad everyone’s messing with the economy, Tesla is making moves to expand Fremont, BMW has Brexit plans, and more, more, more. We’re getting wet and wild in The Morning Shift for Tuesday, September 10, 2019....21:26 2019-09-10

President Trump says will talk trade with Japan PM Abe U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would discuss trade issues with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at their talks on the sidelines of a Group of 20 (G20) summit in Osaka, western Japan....02:26 2019-06-28

Dow closes 600 points down as Trump tweets fan trade war The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended Friday down more than 600 points, about 2.4%, capping a daylong slide that started after President Trump directed U.S. companies to find alternatives to Chinese suppliers....01:39 2019-08-24

Trump says trade fight with China is 'the way I negotiate' President Trump defended his negotiating approach with China and disputed that it caused uncertainty for the global economy, saying that the style had worked for him in the past and was working for the United States now....19:26 2019-08-26

Trump and Xi Jinping agree to de-escalate trade war President Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping agreed to resume negotiations and de-escalate their trade war following a meeting at the G-20 summit in Japan on Saturday. The leaders met for 80 minutes on Saturday. Afterward, Xi announced that Trump had agreed not to add new tariffs on Chinese exp...14:39 2019-06-29

Mnuchin: Trump ‘determined as ever’ on China trade Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin clarified some confusion coming out of President Trump’s recent remarks about his approach to China, stating that the president is “determined as ever on this issue.”...21:52 2019-08-25

Trump says he will talk about trade with Indian PM Modi U.S. President Donald Trump said he would be talking about trade with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi when the two leaders sit down for a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) summit meeting on Friday....05:26 2019-06-28

Market High from Trump-Xi Trade Truce May Not Last A number of assets are likely to react positively to the outcome of this weekend’s trade talks between the U.S and China, but financial markets may not be quite as exuberant as investors digest the longer-term implications of the meeting....14:26 2019-06-29

Trump pledges $16B to farmers hurt by trade war President Donald Trump rolled out another $16 billion in aid for farmers hurt by his trade policies, insisting the money "all comes from China," specifically the tariffs on Chinese goods. (May 23)
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Trump says he’ll talk trade with Xi next week in Japan WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’ll hold trade talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week at a summit of nations in Japan.
In an escalating trade dispute with Beijing, Trump has already imposed 25% tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports. The goal is to pressure Beiji...16:39 2019-06-18

Republicans take a bite out of Trump’s trade war leverage Senate Republicans are threatening to vote to cancel Trump's proposed escalation of tariffs on goods imported from Mexico. A threat is just a threat, yes, but it also could limit Trump's leverage in negotiating with Mexico....03:13 2019-06-05

Trump says to talk trade, defense with Japanese PM Abe at G20 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he will discuss trade with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at their talks on the sidelines of a Group of 20 (G20) summit in Osaka, western Japan, as Washington pushes to cut its big trade deficit....05:26 2019-06-28

Trump on China trade: Sorry, it's how I negotiate President Donald Trump defended the way he is trying to squeeze a trade deal out of China, saying it's the style that worked for him as a businessman. He made the comments at a news conference closing out his participation in the G7 summit. (Aug. 26)
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Trump could include Huawei in trade deal US President Donald Trump has suggested Huawei could once again be allowed access to American technology as part of a wider trade deal with China.The company has effectively been frozen out of the US telecoms market due to fears that its equipment is a national security risk. But this belief has spr...16:01 2019-05-24

The Latest: Trump says he’ll work with Democrats on trade TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s visit to Japan (all times local):
3:45 p.m.
President Donald Trump says he’ll work with congressional Democrats on a new North America trade deal and he expects House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would back it.
Speaking Monday at a news confere...09:00 2019-05-27

Trump-China trade war a boon for bitcoin The Trump-China trade war has been bad for stocks — but good for bitcoin. Turmoil in global stock markets sent the price of the controversial digital coin up more than 7% Wednesday as a falling yuan sent Chinese investors fleeing, according to experts. That’s because bitcoin, which touts itself as a...20:39 2019-08-05

Donald Trump's trade war hurting China more than US, says IMF Brexit uncertainty and impact of Iran sanctions also likely to slow world growth, says FundDonald Trump’s claim that his protectionist measures are hurting China more than the US has received support from the International Monetary Fund in new forecasts showing how a fresh slowdown in the global eco...19:13 2019-07-23

Why these Democrats want to make a trade deal with Trump BLACKSTONE, Va. — Rep. Abigail Spanberger squinted into the August sun as the farmer beside her laid out how his profits on corn and soybeans are sinking — and how he believes passing President Donald Trump’s new North American trade agreement could help.Spanberger and other moderate freshman Democr...21:52 2019-09-01

UK PM Johnson to tell Trump to de-escalate trade tensions British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he would tell President Donald Trump at this weekend's G7 summit to pull back from a trade war that is already destabilizing economic growth around the world....19:00 2019-08-24

The Federal Reserve must be honest about Trump's trade war US central bank risks reputation with Americans if it pulls its punches with the White HouseWilliam Dudley, the immediate past president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, recently stirred up a hornet’s nest when he called for the Fed to consider the impact of its policies on the 2020 presiden...13:13 2019-09-11

Trump, Xi to Meet at G-20 as Trade Hostilities Persist President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping plan to meet at a Group of 20 summit late this month, the U.S. treasury secretary said, offering a prospective break in trade hostilities that are weighing on global growth....15:39 2019-06-08

Trump signals some regret on China trade war President Donald Trump signaled regret Sunday for an escalating trade war with China, as he faces a tense reception from world leaders meeting amid mounting anxiety of a global economic slowdown at the Group of Seven summit in France...11:00 2019-08-25

U.K.'s Johnson Charms Trump, Questions Trade War Boris Johnson has peppered Trump with calls as he seeks to shore up Britain’s ties with the U.S. On Sunday, he was rewarded with warm words and the promise of a quick trade deal with the U.S....13:26 2019-08-25

Trump says 'every signal' is China wants a trade deal President Trump said Wednesday China wants to reach a trade deal with the United States. He also predicted that a deal with Mexico to avoid creating new tariffs on its products was also likely and could happen soon....21:00 2019-06-05

Trump prepares for 'productive' talks with Xi on trade war U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he hoped for productive talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a trade war that is casting a shadow on global growth, but said he had not made any promises about a reprieve from escalating tariffs....13:39 2019-06-28

Trump Says US-China Trade Talks "Already Begun" US President Donald Trump said Monday that talks on a trade deal with Beijing have resumed following a weekend truce struck with China's Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit....14:00 2019-07-02

Japan trade a problem for Trump, but not as bad as China TOKYO (AP) — While in Japan, President Donald Trump can point to Tokyo’s streets to drive home a sore point in trade relations between the allies: the absence of made-in-USA vehicles.
The $70 billion Japanese trade surplus with the U.S. is dwarfed by China’s $379 billion surplus, and the...06:52 2019-05-25

Trump says Huawei can resume trade with US companies After a month-long ban, US president Donald Trump said today that he’ll allow companies to sell equipment to Huawei. He met the Chinese president Xi Jinping at the G20 summit being held in Osaka, Japan. Trump said at a press conference that he’s only allowing equipment trade in areas where there’s n...20:39 2019-06-29

Trump pledges 'very big trade deal' to UK's Johnson US President Donald Trump praised Boris Johnson as the "right man" to deliver Brexit while meeting the UK prime minister in France. Trump also pledged a trade deal with the UK, despite opposition in the US Congress....14:39 2019-08-25

China says Trump, Xi reach trade truce OSAKA, Japan (AP) — President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to a new cease-fire in a yearlong trade war.
That’s according to Xinhua, the Chinese state-run news agency. The outlet reported Saturday that the leaders had agreed that stalled trade talks would resume and...08:52 2019-06-29

Jerome Powell says no Fed ‘rulebook’ for Trump trade war The Fed can deal with many economic headwinds — but international trade isn’t one of them. In a highly anticipated speech on Friday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell appeared to take a swipe at President Trump’s trade war, saying it’s making the Fed’s job more difficult. “While monetary policy...08:26 2019-08-24

This weekend, Iowa's the place to be If you're running for president, chances are you're in Iowa this weekend. And that's not just because of the Iowa State Fair (though that is a major draw). ...07:52 2019-08-11

Trump says China is 'killing us with unfair trade deals' U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his tough stance on China's behavior in global markets would ultimately benefit the American economy, even as Beijing signaled it could strike back by curbing sales of critical chemicals known as rare earths....19:39 2019-08-07

Stocks jump after Trump says he wants trade deal with China Wall Street stepped back into stocks Monday after President Trump signaled — yet again — that he wants to work out a trade deal with China. Early Monday, President Trump told reporters that the two countries would be “getting back to the table” to try to hammer out a trade deal. It was enough for......04:52 2019-08-27

Trade negotiators cope with Trump’s surprise comments President Trump’s surprise threat to impose new tariffs on Mexico over immigration underscored that he has been a disruptive force not just to U.S. trade policy but to his own trade negotiating team....11:26 2019-06-07

Trump ratchets up farm assistance as trade war broadens The $16 billion in aid to farmers that the Trump administration announced Friday is an increase on the $12 billion aid package last year. Administration officials said the total amount of aid was hiked and the formula for distributing it tweaked because of the broadening nature of President Trump's ...07:13 2019-05-24

Wall Street dragged down by Trump trade tweet Wall Street fell again on Thursday, abruptly reversing early gains after U.S. President Donald Trump put concerns about the U.S.-China trade war back in the spotlight, tweeting that he would impose an additional 10% tariff on $300 billion in Chinese imports....23:52 2019-08-01

Trump hopes for ‘productive’ talks with Xi Jinping on trade war President Trump on Friday said he hopes to have productive trade talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping – but denied that he had promised a reprieve on mounting tariffs. “At a minimum it will be productive. We’ll see what happens and what comes out of it,” Trump told reporters after a s...16:26 2019-06-28

When Trump turns up the heat on trade, Americans will feel it too Until now, the US has tried to avoid hurting consumers when imposing tariffs. From next month, they will be fully exposedThe timing could not be better. On 1 September 1939, German troops crossed the border into Poland, triggering the start of the second world war. Eighty years to the day later, on ...15:13 2019-08-04

Trump's trade director has his thinking on imports all wrong Writing about free and fair trade recently in the Wall Street Journal, President Trump’s director of trade and manufacturing policy Peter Navarro took issue with some World Trade Organization rules. He especially dislikes those requiring member nations to avoid applying discriminatory tariff policie...16:00 2019-05-31

Trump defends stance on China trade after new tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that things are going well with China, insisting U.S. consumers are not paying for import taxes he has imposed on goods from that country although economists say Americans are footing the bill....16:52 2019-08-03

Trump says auto tariffs never off the table in EU trade talks President Donald Trump on Friday blasted the European Union for its use of trade barriers and revived his threat to impose U.S. tariffs on European automobiles if he does not see progress in stalled negotiations between the longstanding partners....00:13 2019-08-03

Trump says he, Poland's Duda will discuss NATO, trade U.S. President Donald Trump
said on Wednesday he would discuss NATO and trade with Polish
President Andrzej Duda as the two leaders sat down for talks at
the White House, but he said discussions were continuing on
whether to deploy U.S. troops to Poland....20:13 2019-06-12

Trump talks trade at G20, China's Xi warns against protectionism U.S. President Donald Trump made clear on Friday that trade was his top priority at a summit of leaders of Group of 20 nations, as China's Xi Jinping warned against rising protectionism and India, Japan and Russia defended multilateral trade rules....07:13 2019-06-28

Trump administration suspends trade complaint against China WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has suspended a complaint it had made against China to the World Trade Organization, a shift that might signal a slight opening in the administration’s trade war with Beijing.
The WTO says it’s granted a request to suspend work until December on...01:13 2019-06-15

Trump accuses China of backing away from trade deal President Trump claimed Wednesday that the U.S. had a trade deal with China mostly complete in late April before Beijing tried to walk back concessions it made during the talks. Beijing has denied that it ever made the concessions and reportedly views the claim as an insult....04:39 2019-06-13

Big farms find ways around Trump trade aid limits Some big farming operations are collecting sizeable checks from a federal aid program intended to make up for President Trump's trade war with China. The filings are legal, but critics say the Department of Agriculture should tighten its rules. (July 3)
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Aid to make up for Trump trade wars mostly going to largest farmers More than half of the $8.4 billion in aid the U.S. Agriculture Department has given out to compensate for disruptions caused by President Trump's trade wars, about $4.5 billion, has gone to the largest 10% of farms, according a study by the Environmental Working Group....20:13 2019-07-31

Opinion: Trump's trade war with China will be worth the fight For years, and through multiple presidential administrations — Clinton, Bush and Obama — the United States has naively looked the other way while China cheated its way to an unfair advantage in the international trade market. It took a long time to get to this point, and it's not going to turn aroun...18:26 2019-09-03

Trump calls for taking up trade pact before infrastructure WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is telling Democratic leaders that he believes Congress should first pass a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico before taking up a bill to boost the nation’s infrastructure.
The president made his request in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and ...02:39 2019-05-22

Trump, Xi set for high-stakes trade war talks in Japan U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set for a high-stakes meeting in Japan on Saturday that could salvage trade talks or plunge the world's two largest economies into a deeper trade war....02:26 2019-06-29

Trump Allows U.S. Sales to Huawei as Trade Talks Resume President Trump and his Chinese counterpart agreed to a cease-fire in their trade battle, as Mr. Trump said he would allow American firms to sell high-tech equipment to Huawei and China would start buying U.S. farm products....17:00 2019-06-29

American Automakers Could Be a Casualty in Trump’s Trade War With Mexico President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs on imports from Mexico could take a toll on American automakers if and when they go into effect, economists and industry experts say, causing collateral economic damage as Trump seeks to pressure Mexico to take more action to curb the migrant crisis....01:13 2019-06-01

Trump ‘not ready’ to make trade deal with China President Trump said the US and China were hoping to continue trade talks, but he was not ready to make a deal, stoking fears that the standoff would worsen the global economic slowdown. “We’re talking to China. We’re not ready to make a deal, but we’ll see what happens. But, you know, we’ve been hu...05:13 2019-08-10

Trump trade-war aid sows frustration in farm country The U.S. government is paying Texas cotton farmer J. Walt Hagood $145 an acre for losses related to U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies. But Minnesota soybean farmer Betsy Jensen will get just $35 an acre....13:39 2019-09-13

Winners and losers in Trump’s big China trade announcement China got almost exactly it wanted from this meeting: President Trump agreed to hold off on more tariffs against China and made some concessions regarding Huawei. In exchange, Trump says, Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to buy more U.S. farm products....03:39 2019-06-30

Trump says U.S. can sell to Huawei again after truce reached in trade war U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping called a truce to the trade war between the U.S. and China at the G20 summit in Japan. And as we suspected all along, Huawei was used as a bargaining chip. Bloomberg reports that the U.S. got favorable terms on a deal that will see C...15:13 2019-06-29

Republican Sen. Grassley Challenges Trump on Some Trade Policies Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley from Iowa has taken on more of an adversarial role when it comes to President Trump’s trade policies. He and other lawmakers say they will press forward on legislation to rein in laws that give the president wide authority to impose trade sanctions....15:26 2019-06-14

Trump trade war may push Fed closer to rate cut it resisted U.S. President Donald Trump may finally get the rate cut he has been demanding, but for the wrong reasons, as top Federal Reserve officials began warning this week that the global trade war may force them to respond....22:52 2019-06-04

Trump Tariffs on Mexico Could Slow Trade to a Crawl President Trump’s plan to impose new tariffs on goods imported from Mexico starting Monday could dramatically slow trade along the U.S. southern border at a moment when the strategic commercial corridor is getting busier....00:39 2019-06-08

Trump to Press for Trade Deal in Trip to Japan President Trump travels to Japan this week to keep up the pressure for a trade deal that has raised hackles among Japanese companies, while showing he is still aligned with Tokyo on North Korea policy....16:26 2019-05-21

Trump says he has 'no' fear China trade war could lead to recession President Trump said Thursday that he had no fear that Chinese economic retaliation in the ongoing trade war would lead to a recession in the U.S. He argued that China was unlikely to retaliate in the first place and it would do more damage to the itself if it did....12:39 2019-08-16

US-China trade talks back on track, says Trump President says US will not impose further tariffs after meeting with Xi Jinping at G20Donald Trump has declared US trade negotiations with China to be “right back on track” after a highly anticipated meeting with Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka.Trump said the US would not impo...11:26 2019-06-29

Trump, Pelosi trade insults as their feud heats up WASHINGTON (AP) — She’s calling for an “intervention” to save the nation from him. He says she’s “crazy.”
The enmity between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deteriorated Thursday into rude-and-then-some questioning of his fitness for office and her sanity, with personal attacks...23:39 2019-05-24

Stocks, oil tumble as Trump escalates trade war with China U.S. President Donald Trump sent financial markets reeling on Thursday when he announced additional tariffs on Chinese products, as traders worried not only about the escalation of the trade war but also the effect on the independence of the U.S. central bank....23:52 2019-08-01

Trump, Trudeau push for trade deal at WH meeting President Donald Trump welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the White House Thursday as the two leaders work to get the USMCA deal, a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement, over the finish line. (June 20)
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China's 'nuclear option' in Trump's trade war, explained China has one big weapon in the ongoing trade war with the United States — selling off its massive holdings of U.S government debt. Here's why the so-called nuclear option could hurt China as much as the United States....00:00 2019-05-25

Trump open to 'historic' trade deal with China Donald Trump's meeting with Xi Jinping was one of the most anticipated events of the G20 summit. The two countries are locked in a bitter trade war that's damaging the world economy....05:52 2019-06-29

Trump Meets Canada’s Trudeau for Trade Discussions (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the White House as the two leaders work to get a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement over the finish line.
At Trump’s insistence, the U.S., Canada and Mexico agreed to an update o...21:13 2019-06-20

President Donald Trump: We're straightening out 'Obama-Biden mess' President Donald Trump hit back at former Vice President and presidential candidate Joe Biden, who called Trump a bully in a TV interview, by saying that he is straightening out "Obama-Biden mess" when it comes to NATO, North Korea, and China. (July 5)
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Has Joe Biden Ever Listened to Joe Biden After an incredibly cursed back-and forth about healthcare and Joe Biden getting owned into oblivion by Julián Castro, the conversation in tonight’s high-stakes Democratic debate turned to racism and criminal justice reform. Not particularly Biden’s strong suit, so the former vice president just dec...04:26 2019-09-13

Trump would love to make a trade deal with China ‘on our terms’ China on Thursday vowed to retaliate against any new tariffs in the trade war with the United States — even as it said it would be willing to meet the White House “halfway” on trade issues. Beijing’s Finance Ministry said in a statement that Washington’s latest tariffs, set to start Sept. 1, violate...12:39 2019-08-16

Trump tweets that his tariff policies are boosting American trade President Trump crowed that his tariff policies are paying off — and even boosting American trade with non-targeted nations — in a pair of Saturday tweets. “Countries are coming to us wanting to negotiate REAL trade deals, not the one-sided horror show deals made by past administrations,” he asserte...17:39 2019-08-03

Farmers and ranchers caught in the middle of Trump’s trade wars The past few years have been trying times for America’s farmers and ranchers. As President Trump’s trade war with China drags on with no end in sight, the outlook for the American agricultural sector, deeply dependent on expanded market access abroad, gets ever bleaker....13:52 2019-08-19

Oil prices rebound after Trump trade tariffs trigger plunge Oil prices rose more than 2% on Friday, rebounding from their biggest falls in years after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed more tariffs on Chinese imports, intensifying the trade war between the world's two biggest economies and crude consumers....06:39 2019-08-02

Trump and Xi Jockey for an Edge in High-Stakes Trade War Talks at G20 (OSAKA, Japan) — A trade war between two economic titans faced a critical junction Saturday, as President Donald Trump met with China’s Xi Jinping as both sides signaled a desire to de-escalate the year-long conflict despite doubts about either side’s willingness to compromise.
Tak...07:13 2019-06-29

Trump warns China against dragging its feet in trade talks U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned he would be "tougher" on Beijing in a second term if trade talks dragged on, compounding market fears that ongoing trade disputes between the United States and China could trigger a U.S. recession....19:13 2019-09-03